§ Mr. DANIEL BOYLEasked the Postmaster-General whether the responsibility for providing a substitute for a postman about to take holidays rests with the postman himself or with the sub-postmaster or postmaster of the area in which the postman operates; whether any regulations exist defining the conditions under which an auxiliary postman may obtain cycle or horse allowance; and. if so, what the regulations are?
§ Mr. ILLINGWORTHThe answer to the j first part of the question is that the responsibility rests with the Post Office. As regards the latter part, the conditions applicable in the case of a postman whose duties require him to use a horse or cycle depend necessarily on a number of circumstances, and perhaps some more precise indication can be given of the point on which information is desired.